The new Mazda6 MPS would likely get a new four-wheel-drive system to help better harness the additional power.

"That is my dream," said Mazda6 program manager Hiroshi Kajiyama. "We keep looking at it. We are proceeding with the study."

Kajiyama has a number of projects based on the Mazda6 that he'd love to do ? including different body styles ? but that the priority was to "establish the Mazda brand with the new 6".

The most likely powerplant for the Mazda6 MPS is a turbocharged version of the 2.5-litre four-cylinder that Mazda is seriously considering.

With output of 138kW of power for the regular (non-turbocharged) version of the 2.5-litre engine in the Mazda6, the more powerful turbocharged MPS would likely have well over 200kW of power, seriously boosting performance.